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Meitei script

In News Recently, there have been efforts made to replace the Bengali script that’s currently in use with Meitei Mayek or the Manipuri script in Manipur. About Meitei script The Meitei script or the Meetei script is used for the Meitei language which is the official language of Manipur state of India. The script was […]

New Syria Escalation

In News After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Turkey’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Key Points Present Scenario:  Turkish President has repeatedly warned of a new land incursion to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border, following a deadly […]

Prevalence of Anaemia in Men

In News Recently, critics have said that anaemia among adolescent girls and boys and women has been studied extensively but anaemia in men has been largely ignored. What is Anaemia?   Meaning Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal.  Haemoglobin […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 Political parties taking shortcuts biggest enemies of the taxpayer: PM Modi (Infrastructure) What are recent infrastructure and development projects inaugurated by PM in Nagpur?   GS 2 11 ‘25% of POCSO cases are romantic relations’ (Polity and Governance) Know about the […]

Document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.

In News Recently India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations circulated a document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.  More about the document highlights Categorising terrorism: The document stated that the era of classifying terrorists as “bad” or “good” on the basis of “political convenience” must end immediately. It also stated that categorising […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 India urged to adopt ASEAN consensus on Myanmar (International Relations) Know about Policy of  India and ASEAN on Myanmar, recent developments and future prospects  GS 3 1 Stop grading terrorists as good and bad: India in UN (Internal Security) What is […]

Groundwater Protection

In News The United Nations-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 underlined that groundwater must be protected at all costs since it is key to global food production and food security. Major Highlights About the Conference: The conference was organised by UN-Water, UNESCO and the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre.  The summit was organised to raise awareness […]

Role of the ‘China Test’ in India’s strategy

In News  Recently, It has been observed that India’s strategic decision matrix should pass the China test About China Test  A perspicacious ‘China test’ can help prioritise strategic decision-making in the longer run, at least as an analytical tool with potential policy utility. From an operational point of view, the ‘China test’ consists of three […]

Wren Babblers

In News Recently, Birdwatchers have discovered a new species of the wren babblers in remote northeastern Arunachal Pradesh which has been named by them as Lisu wren babbler. Their finding was published by Indian BIRDS which is a peer-reviewed journal of south Asian ornithology. There has been only one report of the sighting of the […]

Badri cow

In News Recently, Uttarakhand plans genetic enhancement of its indigenous Badri cow. This includes Sex-sorted semen and embryo transfer technology to improve the production of the cattle as part of the ten-year State plan.  About Badri cow Badri/Pahari desi cow is a native cow species of Uttarakhand. Badri cow is the first registered cattle breed […]